| harness(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| hinder(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| hold(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control) |
| hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| hold in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| impede(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| inhibit(verb, stop, control, check, reduce) |
| interrupt(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold) |
| limit(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| moderate(verb, stop, control, reduce, restrain) |
| neutralize(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| nip in the bud(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| obviate(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| pause(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| play for time(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold) |
| preclude(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |
| prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce) |